# NTSB DCA80AA019: Swearingen 226TC, N650S, Valley, NE, June 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1980
- Place: Valley, NE · VALLEY, NE
- Location: 41.3205° N, 96.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3205&lon=-96.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 13 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1982
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA80AA019
- Board report AAR8015 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8015.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80AA019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3777  80/6/12  NR.VALLEY,NE          SWEARINGEN 226TC    CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1546                    N650S               PX- 11  2  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      37, 8391 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        6000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          APPLETON,WI                 LINCOLN,NE                   MINNEAPOLIS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - RAIN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- CONTD INTO AREA OF SVR TSTMS.FLAMEOUT/PWR LOSS FM PCPN.CRITICAL WX NOT DISEMD.PCPN RDCD RADAR RTRN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N650S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N650S-1980-08-05), registration cancelled 1980-08-05, S/N TC-228 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN 226TC
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA226TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa226tc) (registry code 8780404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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